Anthony Vainieri Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sacco mulling early retirement in North Bergen, expected to back Cabrera as successor

May 4, 2026 3:51 pmMay 4, 2026 4:36 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco has quietly informed close political allies that he is considering resigning early next year to put his preferred succession plan in place ahead of the May 2027 nonpartisan municipal election, the New Jersey Globe has...

Anthony Vainieri, former assemblyman, dies at 98

January 22, 2026 11:02 am

Former Assemblyman Anthony P. Vainieri, Jr., a former Democratic assemblyman from Hudson County and a prominent funeral home owner from North Bergen, died on January 21. He was 98. He was the father of Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood), who served...

Ciattarelli picks up endorsements in Hudson County

October 5, 2025 3:18 pmOctober 6, 2025 2:44 pm

Republican Jack Ciattarelli walked into Cuomo & Sons Deli in North Bergen today and left with endorsements from the most solidly Democratic county in New Jersey history. The GOP candidate for governor was endorsed by two local elected officials from...

Sacco mulling Ciattarelli endorsement

September 25, 2025 1:47 pmSeptember 25, 2025 9:58 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is considering a public endorsement of Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey governor’s race, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Two key Sacco lieutenants, North Bergen Commissioners Anthony Vainieri, Jr. and Allan Pascual, met...

Arango re-elected Hudson GOP Chairman

June 24, 2025 7:19 pmJune 25, 2025 1:20 pm

Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango was re-elected tonight without opposition to a post he’s held since 2000. Arango, a former assemblyman, is the longest-serving Republican county chairman in the state. He first served in 1989, and again since 2000. ...

Mapping the 2025 Hudson County war

June 20, 2025 1:29 pmJune 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Democrats in Hudson County are, to put it mildly, a fractious bunch. Not an election goes by where the local county Democratic organization isn’t consumed by infighting over a congressional seat, or a mayoralty, or a county government job, although...

Sacco struggles to deliver votes in Democratic primary

June 16, 2025 8:56 pmJune 17, 2025 11:55 pm

There are signs that the 40-year reign of North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is nearing an end after a series of losses in last week’s Hudson County Democratic Civil War show a significant decline in his mojo; he once had...